New Hampshire House of Representatives

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New Hampshire House of
Representatives
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General Information
Party control:   Republican
Session start:   January 3, 2024
Session end:   June 28, 2024
Term length:   2 years
Term limits:   None
Redistricting:  Legislature-dominant
Salary:   $100/year
Members
Total:  400
Democrats:  195
Republicans:  198
Other:  3
Vacancies:  4
Leadership
Speaker:   Sherman Packard (R)
Maj. Leader:   Jason Osborne (R)
Min. Leader:   Matt Wilhelm (D)
Elections
Last election:  November 8, 2022
Next election:  November 5, 2024

The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the New Hampshire General Court. Alongside the New Hampshire State Senate, it forms the legislative branch of the New Hampshire state government and works alongside the governor of New Hampshire to create laws and establish a state budget. Legislative authority and responsibilities of the New Hampshire House of Representatives include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives meets in the State House in Concord, New Hampshire.

  • All 400 seats in the New Hampshire House of Representatives were up for election in 2022. The chamber's Republican majority decreased from 202-177 (with one independent and 20 vacancies) to 201-198 (with one vacancy).
  • All 400 seats in the state House were up for election in 2020. Republicans gained control of the chamber, flipping a 156-230 minority (with one Libertarian and 13 vacancies) to a 213-187 majority.

  • New Hampshire has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.

    • This page contains the following information on the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

    Party control

    Current partisan control

    The table below shows the partisan breakdown of the New Hampshire House of Representatives as of January 2024:

    Party As of January 2024
         Democratic Party 195
         Republican Party 198
         Independent 2
         Other 1
         Vacancies 4
    Total 400

    Members

    Leadership

    The speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body. Duties of the speaker include preserving order, enforcing and interpreting parliamentary rules, making committee appointments, and referring bills to the appropriate committee for review. The speaker only votes in the case of a tie.[1]

    Leadership and members


    Office Name Party Date assumed office
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 1 Tom Ploszaj Republican December 2, 2020
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 Matthew Coker Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 2 Lisa Smart Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 3 Juliet Harvey-Bolia Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 4 Travis O'Hara Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 Steven Bogert Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 Mike Bordes Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 David Huot Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 5 Charlie St. Clair Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 Harry Bean Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 Richard Beaudoin Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 Russell Dumais Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 6 David Nagel Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 Barbara Comtois Republican 2016
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 Paul Terry Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 7 Peter Varney Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 Nikki McCarter Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Belknap 8 Douglas Trottier Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 1 Tom Buco Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 1 David Paige Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 1 Stephen Woodcock Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 2 Anita Burroughs Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 2 Chris McAleer Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 Richard Brown Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 3 Karel Crawford Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 Lino Avellani Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 4 Mike Belcher Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 5 Jonathan Smith Republican December 2, 2020
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 John MacDonald Republican December 5, 2018
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6 Katy Peternel Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 7 Glenn Cordelli Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 Michael Costable Jr. Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 8 Mark McConkey Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 1 Nicholas Germana Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 2 Dru Fox Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 3 Philip Jones Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 4 Jodi Newell Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 5 Lucy McVitty Weber Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 Michael Abbott Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 6 Cathryn A. Harvey Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 7 Shaun Filiault Independent December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 8 Lucius Parshall Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 9 Daniel Eaton Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 Barrett Faulkner Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 10 Bruce Tatro Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 11 Zachary Nutting Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 12 Dick Thackston Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 13 Richard Ames Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 14 John Hunt Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 Renee Monteil Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 15 Amanda Toll Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 16 Joe Schapiro Democratic December 5, 2018
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 17 Jennifer Rhodes Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 Jim Qualey Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Cheshire 18 Matthew Santonastaso Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 James Tierney Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 1 Vacant
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 2 Arnold Davis Republican December 2, 2020
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 3 Mike Ouellet Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 4 Seth King Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 5 Corinne Cascadden Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 5 Henry Noel Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 6 Vacant
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Coos 7 Eamon Kelley Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 1 Linda Massimilla Democratic December 5, 2012
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 1 David Rochefort Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 1 Matthew Simon Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 2 Jared Sullivan Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 3 Jerry Stringham Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 4 Heather Baldwin Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 Matthew Coulon Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 5 Roderick Ladd Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 6 Jeffrey Greeson Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 7 Tommy Hoyt Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 Bill Bolton Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 Sallie Fellows Democratic December 5, 2018
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 8 Peter Lovett Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 9 Corinne Morse Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 10 Carroll Brown Jr. Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 11 Lex Berezhny Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 Mary Hakken-Phillips Democratic December 2, 2020
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 Russell Muirhead Democratic December 2, 2020
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 James M. Murphy Democratic December 2, 2020
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 12 Sharon Nordgren Democratic 1988
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 13 Laurel Stavis Democratic December 5, 2018
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 14 George Sykes Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 15 Thomas Cormen Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 16 David Fracht Democratic September 6, 2023
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 17 Susan Almy Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Grafton 18 John Sellers Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 Kimberly Abare Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 Tom Mannion Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 Sandra Panek Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 1 Jeffrey Tenczar Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Loren Foxx Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Ted Gorski Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Linda Gould Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Dan Hynes Independent December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Kristin Noble Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Catherine Rombeau Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 2 Laurie Sanborn Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 Paige Beauchemin Democratic November 29, 2023
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 Fred Davis Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 Marc Plamondon Democratic May 31, 2023
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 4 Ray Newman Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 4 Sue Newman Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 4 Linda Ryan Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 Shelley Devine Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 Susan Elberger Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 5 Heather Raymond Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 6 Sherry Dutzy Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 6 Carry Spier Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 6 Suzanne Vail Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 7 Alicia Gregg Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 7 Louis Juris Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 7 Catherine Sofikitis Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 Efstathia Booras Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 Christal Lloyd Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 8 Fran Nutter-Upham Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 9 William Dolan Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 9 Allison Nutting-Wong Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 9 Michael Pedersen Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 10 Linda Harriott-Gathright Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 10 Martin Jack Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 10 Michael O'Brien Sr. Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 11 William Darby Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 11 Latha Mangipudi Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 11 Laura Telerski Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Bill Boyd Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Bob Healey Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Tim McGough Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Maureen Mooney Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Nancy Murphy Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Jeanine Notter Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Rosemarie Rung Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 12 Wendy Thomas Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Stephen Kennedy Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Cathy Kenny Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Andrew Prout Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Andrew Renzullo Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Jordan Ulery Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 13 Robert Wherry Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 14 Ralph Boehm Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 14 Richard Lascelles Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 Mark McLean Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 15 Mark Proulx Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 16 Larry Gagne Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 16 William Infantine Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 Linda DiSilvestro Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 17 David Preece Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 Jessica Grill Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 18 Juliet Smith Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 Jane Beaulieu Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 19 Heidi Hamer Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 20 Candace Moulton Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 20 Alissandra Murray Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 Jeffrey Goley Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 Christine Seibert Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 Patricia Cornell Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 22 Nicole Leapley Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 Jean Jeudy Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 23 Patrick Long Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 24 Donald Bouchard Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 24 Christopher Herbert Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 Amanda Bouldin Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 25 Kathy Staub Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 26 Brian Cole Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 26 Mary Freitas Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 27 Karen Reid Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 Leah Cushman Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 28 Keith Erf Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 29 Joe Alexander Jr. Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 29 Judi Lanza Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 29 Fred Plett Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 29 Sheila Seidel Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 Riche Colcombe Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 Jim Creighton Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 30 Jim Fedolfi Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 Molly Howard Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 32 Diane Kelley Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 32 Jim Kofalt Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 32 Shane Sirois Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 Peter Leishman Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 33 Jonah Wheeler Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 34 Daniel LeClerc Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 34 Jennifer Morton Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 34 Daniel Veilleux Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 35 Kat McGhee Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 35 Ben Ming Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 John Lewicke Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 36 Diane Pauer Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 37 Megan Murray Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 38 Alicia Lekas Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 38 Tony Lekas Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 39 Benjamin Baroody Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 39 Ross Berry Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 40 Damond Ford Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 40 Mark MacKenzie Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 40 Trinidad Tellez Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 40 Matt Wilhelm Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 41 Amy L. Bradley Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 41 Jacqueline Chretien Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 41 Mary Heath Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 Keith Ammon Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 Gerald Griffin Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 42 Lisa Post Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 Bill King Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 Maria Perez No Affiliation December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 Peter Petrigno Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 43 Vanessa Sheehan Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 44 Travis Corcoran Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 44 Lisa Mazur Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 45 Karen Calabro Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 1 Lorrie Carey Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 2 Gregory Hill Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 James Mason Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 3 Dave Testerman Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 Jose Cambrils Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 4 Michael Moffett Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 5 Louise Andrus Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 5 Deborah Aylward Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 6 Tom Schamberg Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 7 Karen Ebel Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 7 Dan Wolf Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8 Tony Caplan Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8 Sherry Gould Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 8 Stephanie Payeur Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 Angela Brennan Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 Muriel Hall Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 David Luneau Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 9 Mel Myler Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 10 Stephen Boyd Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 10 John Leavitt Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 10 Yury Polozov Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 10 Thomas Walsh Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 11 Alan Turcotte Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 12 Dianne Schuett Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 12 Brian Seaworth Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 Cyril Aures Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 13 Clayton Wood Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 14 Dan McGuire Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 15 Stephen Shurtleff Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 16 Connie Lane Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 17 Beth Richards Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 18 Jim MacKay Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 19 Mary Jane Wallner Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 Eric Gallager Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 21 Timothy Soucy Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 22 James Leon Roesener Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 23 Merryl Gibbs Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 24 Matthew Hicks Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 25 Jason Gerhard Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 26 Alvin See Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 27 J.R. Hoell Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 27 Carol McGuire Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 28 Art Ellison Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 29 Kris Schultz Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 30 Rebecca McWilliams Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 1 Jacob Brouillard Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 1 Hal Rafter Democratic October 4, 2023
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 1 Paul Tudor Republican December 2, 2020
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 2 Jason Osborne Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 2 James Spillane Republican December 3, 2014
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 2 Kevin Verville Republican 2016
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 Oliver Ford Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 Tim Cahill Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 Mike Drago Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 Kevin Pratt Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 5 Mark Vallone Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 5 Michael Vose Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 6 Eric Turer Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 Emily Phillips Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 8 Scott Wallace Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 9 Tony Piemonte Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 9 Chris True Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 Michael Cahill Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 Charlotte DiLorenzo Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 10 Ellen Read Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 11 Julie Gilman Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 11 Gaby Grossman Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 11 Linda Haskins Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 11 Mark Paige Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 12 Allison Knab Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 12 Zoe Manos Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Charles Foote Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Phyllis Katsakiores Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Erica Layon Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 David Love Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 David Milz Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Jodi Nelson Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Stephen Pearson Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 John Potucek Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Katherine Prudhomme O'Brien Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 13 Richard Tripp Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 Deborah Hobson Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 14 Ken Weyler Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 Joe Guthrie Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 15 Lilli Walsh Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Tom Dolan Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Ron Dunn Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 David Lundgren Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Wayne MacDonald Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Sherman Packard Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Kristine Perez Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 16 Doug Thomas Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 Katelyn Kuttab Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 Robert J. Lynn Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 Charles McMahon Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 Daniel Popovici-Muller Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 Debra DeSimone Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 18 Arlene Quaratiello Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 19 Susan Porcelli Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 Robert Harb Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 Charles Melvin Sr. Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 20 James Summers Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 21 Vacant
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 22 Kate Murray Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 23 Jim Maggiore Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 Jaci Grote Democratic December 5, 2018
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 24 Dennis Malloy Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Lorie Ball Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Tanya Donnelly Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Fred Doucette Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 John Janigian Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Dennis Mannion Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Valerie McDonnell Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Joe Sweeney Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 John Sytek Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 25 Susan Vandecasteele Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 26 Joan Hamblet Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 27 Gerry Ward Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 28 Rebecca McBeath Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 Michael Edgar Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 Tracy Emerick Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 Chris Muns Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 29 Candice O'Neil Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 30 Tina Harley Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 30 Aboul Khan Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 Jess Edwards Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 31 Terry Roy Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 32 Josh Yokela Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 33 Alexis Simpson Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 34 Mark Pearson Republican 2016
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 35 Julius Soti Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 36 J D Bernardy Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 37 David Meuse Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 38 Peggy Balboni Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 39 Ned Raynolds Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 40 Jason Janvrin Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 James Horgan Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 1 Joseph Pitre Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 Glenn Bailey Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 Claudine Burnham Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 2 Michael Granger Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 3 David Bickford Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 4 Heath Howard Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 4 Cassandra Levesque Democratic December 5, 2018
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 4 Len Turcotte Republican December 2, 2020
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 5 Thomas Kaczynski Jr. Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 6 Clifford Newton Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 7 Aidan Ankarberg Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 8 Chuck Grassie Democratic March 8, 2023
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 9 Brandon Phinney Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 10 Timothy Horrigan Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 10 Cam Kenney Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 10 Loren Selig Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 10 Marjorie Smith Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 11 Tom Southworth Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 11 Janet Wall Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 11 Vacant
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 Gerri Cannon Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 Cecilia Rich Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 Jeffrey Rich Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 12 Kenneth Vincent Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 13 Peter Bixby Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 14 Peter Schmidt Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 15 Bill Conlin Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 16 Gail Pare Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 17 Jessica LaMontagne Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 18 Michael Harrington Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 James Connor Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 Daniel Fitzpatrick Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 19 Kelley Potenza Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 20 Allan Howland Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 21 Luz Bay Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 21 Geoff Smith Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 21 Susan Treleaven Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 1 Brian Sullivan Democratic 2017
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 2 William Palmer Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 Skip Rollins Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 Steven Smith Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 Walter Spilsbury Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 4 Judy Aron Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 5 Linda Tanner Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 6 John Cloutier Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 6 Gary Merchant Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 6 Walter Stapleton Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 7 Margaret Drye Republican December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8 Hope Damon Democratic December 7, 2022
    New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8 Jonathan Stone Republican December 7, 2022


    Salaries

    See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
    State legislative salaries, 2023
    SalaryPer diem
    $100/yearNo per diem is paid.

    Swearing in dates

    See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

    New Hampshire legislators assume office on the first Wednesday in December in even-numbered years, one month and one day after the November elections.[2]

    Membership qualifications

    See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

    To be eligible to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[3]

    • At least 18 years of age
    • A registered voter
    • A resident of the state for two years immediately preceding the election
    • A resident of the town or ward the candidate is running to represent

    Historical party control

    Republicans won control of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2020. In 2022, they won a 201-199 majority.

    The table below shows the partisan history of the New Hampshire House following every general election from 1992 to 2022. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

    New Hampshire House of Representatives election results: 1992-2022

    Year '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 '12 '14 '16 '18 '20 '22
    Democrats 136 112 143 154 140 119 148 239 224 102 221 160 173 233 187 199
    Republicans 258 286 255 242 256 281 252 161 176 298 179 239 227 167 213 201
    Other 6 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

    Trifecta history

    A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, New Hampshire was under the following types of trifecta control:

    • Democratic trifecta: 2007-2010
    • Republican trifecta: 1992-1996, 2003-2004, 2017-2018, 2021-2023
    • Divided government: 1997-2002, 2005-2006, 2011-2016, 2019-2020

    New Hampshire Party Control: 1992-2024
    Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Thirteen years of Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
    Governor R R R R R D D D D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R
    Senate R R R R R R R D S R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R D D R R R R
    House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R D D R R R R D D R R R R

    Elections

    Elections by year

    New Hampshire state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. New Hampshire holds elections for its legislature in even years.

    2024

    See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

    Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives will take place in 2024. The general election is on November 5, 2024. A primary is September 10, 2024. The filing deadline is June 14, 2024.

    2022

    See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

    Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for September 13, 2022. The filing deadline was June 10, 2022.

    Heading into the 2022 election, Republicans held a 202-177 majority with one independent member and 20 vacancies. After the election, Republicans maintained their control with a 201-198 majority with one vacancy.

    New Hampshire House of Representatives
    Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
         Democratic Party 177 198
         Republican Party 202 201
         Independent 1 0
         Vacancy 20 1
    Total 400 400

    2020

    See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

    Elections for the office of New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for September 8, 2020. The filing deadline was June 12, 2020.

    In the 2020 election, Republicans won control of the New Hampshire House of Representatives with a majority of 213-187.

    New Hampshire House of Representatives
    Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
         Democratic Party 230 187
         Republican Party 156 213
         Libertarian Party 1 0
         Vacancy 13 0
    Total 400 400

    2018

    See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2018

    Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2018. The semi-closed primary election took place on September 11, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 15, 2018.[4]

    In the 2018 elections, Democrats gained control of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

    New Hampshire House of Representatives
    Party As of November 6, 2018 After November 7, 2018
         Democratic Party 167 233
         Republican Party 212 167
         Independent 2 0
         Vacancy 19 0
    Total 400 400

    2016

    See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2016

    Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. All 400 seats in the New Hampshire House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.

    Heading into the election, Republicans held a 230-157 majority with one Libertarian member and 12 vacancies.[5] Republicans lost 10 seats in the election, giving them a 227-173 majority.

    New Hampshire House of Representatives
    Party As of November 7, 2016 After November 8, 2016
         Democratic Party 157 173
         Republican Party 230 227
         Libertarian Party 1 0
         Vacancy 12 0
    Total 400 400

    Vacancies

    See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

    If there is a vacancy in the New Hampshire General Court, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The governor and executive council must call a special election within 21 days of receiving proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled.[11][12][13]

    DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: New Hampshire Cons. Part II, Articles 16 and 34 and New Hampshire Rev. Stat. Ann. § 661:8

    District map

    See also: New Hampshire state legislative districts

    The state of New Hampshire has 228 legislative districts. The state Senate is made up of 24 senators elected from 24 districts. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 districts, making it the largest lower house in the nation, and the third largest parliamentary body in the world.

    Use the interactive map below to find your district.



    Redistricting

    See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire

    In New Hampshire, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[14]

    State law requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous, and maintain the boundaries of towns, wards, or unincorporated places." There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[14]

    2020

    See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2020 census

    On March 23, 2022, Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a new state house map into law. On May 6, Sununu signed a new state senate map into law. These maps took effect for New Hampshire's 2022 elections.

    On Jan. 5, 2022, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 186-168 to approve the state House map.[15] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[15] On Feb. 16, the New Hampshire State Senate voted 14-10 to approve the map.[15]

    District map after the 2020 census

    Click here to view the enacted state house map. This map took effect for New Hampshire's 2022 legislative elections.

    2010

    See also: Redistricting in New Hampshire after the 2010 census

    New Hampshire received its local Census data on March 22, 2011. The state's population increased 6.5 percent, with Coos County being the only county to face a decrease (-0.2 percent). Growth in the larger cities was as follows: Manchester grew by 2.4 percent, Nashua decreased by 0.1 percent, Concord grew by 4.9 percent, Derry decreased by 2.7 percent, and Dover grew by 11.5 percent.[16]

    At the time of redistricting, Republicans controlled the General Court, and the Democrats controlled the governorship. On March 23, 2012, Governor John Lynch (D) signed into law a new Senate plan but vetoed the House map, citing a lack of representation in towns exceeding 3,000 people, which automatically required their own representative. The Legislature overrode the veto on March 28, 2012, and the Department of Justice approved the maps in May 2012, as required by the Voting Rights Act.

    Sessions

    Legislation

    The legislation tracker below displays all legislation that the New Hampshire House of Representatives has approved in its most recent legislative session—this includes legislation that has been sent from the Senate to the House and legislation that has already been approved by the House and signed by the governor after its passage in the Senate. The table below includes the bill number, its name, progress, most recent action date, and sponsor. Scroll up and down and side to side to see more. Click the bill number to read the bill text and see its voting history. Click the headings to sort the content. Rearrange the order of the headings by clicking and dragging them. Click the magnifying glass in the bottom left corner to search for specific terms. The legislation tracker is maintained and updated by BillTrack50.

    Dates of legislative sessions in New Hampshire by year

    2024

    See also: 2024 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2024 state legislative sessions

    In 2024, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 3, 2024, and adjourn on June 28, 2024.

    2023

    See also: 2023 New Hampshire legislative session and Dates of 2023 state legislative sessions

    In 2023, the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 4, 2023, and adjourn on June 29, 2023.



    About legislative sessions in New Hampshire

    The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution declares that any power not already given to the federal government is reserved to the states and the people.[27] State governments across the country use this authority to hold legislative sessions where a state's elected representatives meet for a period of time to draft and vote on legislation and set state policies on issues such as taxation, education, and government spending. The different types of legislation passed by a legislature may include resolutions, legislatively referred constitutional amendments, and bills that become law.

    The Second Part of the New Hampshire Constitution establishes when the New Hampshire General Court, of which the House is a part, is to be in session. Article 3 of the Second Part states that the General Court is to convene annually on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in January. Additionally, in even-numbered years, the General Court is to meet on the first Wednesday of December for organizational purposes.

    Legislative roles and procedures

    Every state legislature throughout the country features its own internal procedures that it uses to govern itself and how it interacts with other parts of state government. Ballotpedia's coverage of internal state legislative procedures includes veto overrides, the role of the legislature in the state budget, procedures for filling membership vacancies, and redistricting.

    Veto overrides

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    See also: Veto overrides in state legislatures

    State legislatures can override governors' vetoes. Depending on the state, this can be done during the regular legislative session, in a special session following the adjournment of the regular session, or during the next legislative session. The rules for legislative overrides of gubernatorial vetoes in New Hampshire are listed below.

    How many legislators are required to vote for an override? Two-thirds of members in both chambers.

    Two-thirds of members in both chambers must vote to override a veto, which is 267 of the 400 members in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and 16 of the 24 members in the New Hampshire State Senate. New Hampshire is one of 36 states that requires a two-thirds vote from both of its legislative chambers to override a veto.

    Authority: Executive Power, Article 44 of the New Hampshire Constitution.

    "Every bill which shall have passed both houses of the general court, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the governor, if he approves, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that house in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it; if after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with such objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and, if approved by two-thirds of that house, it shall become a law."

    Role in state budget

    See also: New Hampshire state budget and finances
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    The state operates on a biennial budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:[28]

    1. Budget instructions are sent to state agencies in August.
    2. State agencies submit their requests by October 1.
    3. Public hearings are held in November.
    4. The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the New Hampshire State Legislature by February 15.
    5. The legislature adopts a budget in May. A simple majority is required to pass a budget.
    6. The biennial budget cycle begins in July.

    New Hampshire is one of only seven states in which the governor cannot exercise line item veto authority.[28]

    In New Hampshire, the governor is required by statute to submit a balanced budget. In turn, the legislature is required to pass a balanced budget.[28]

    Committees

    See also: List of committees in New Hampshire state government

    Every state legislature and state legislative chamber in the country contains several legislative committees. These committees are responsible for studying, amending, and voting on legislation before it reaches the floor of a chamber for a full vote. The different types of committees include standing committees, select or special, and joint.

    • Standing committees are generally permanent committees, the names of which sometimes change from session to session.
    • Select or special committees are temporary committees formed to deal with specific issues such as recent legislation, major public policy or proposals, or investigations.
    • Joint committees are committees that feature members of both chambers of a legislature.

    Ballotpedia covers standing and joint committees. The New Hampshire House of Representatives has 25 standing committees:


    Constitutional amendments

    In every state but Delaware, voter approval is required to enact a constitutional amendment. In each state, the legislature has a process for referring constitutional amendments before voters. In 18 states, initiated constitutional amendments can be put on the ballot through a signature petition drive. There are also many other types of statewide measures.

    The methods in which the New Hampshire Constitution can be amended:

    See also: Article 100 of the New Hampshire Constitution and Laws governing ballot measures in New Hampshire

    There are two paths to altering the New Hampshire Constitution: A legislatively referred constitutional amendment or a constitutional convention.

    Legislature

    See also: Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

    A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the New Hampshire State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 240 votes in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and 15 votes in the New Hampshire State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

    In New Hampshire, an amendment needs to receive support from two-thirds (66.67%) of the votes cast on the measure.

    Convention

    See also: Convention-referred constitutional amendment

    According to the New Hampshire Constitution, a question about whether to hold a state constitutional convention is to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 10 years starting in 1972. New Hampshire is one of 14 states that provides for an automatic constitutional convention question.

    The table below shows the last and next constitutional convention question election years:

    State Interval Last question on the ballot Next question on the ballot
    New Hampshire 10 years 2022 2032



    2025 measures:

    See also: 2025 ballot measures

    Certified:

    The following measures have been certified for the ballot.

    No measures to list


    Potential:

    The following measures have made it through one chamber—or one session for two session states—and may appear on the ballot in 2025.

    No measures to list

    2024 measures:

    Below is a list of measures that were referred to the 2024 ballot by the legislature or that have made it approximately halfway through the process in the legislature for referral to the ballot in 2024.

    See also: New Hampshire 2024 ballot measures

    Certified:

    The following measures have been certified for the ballot.
    New Hampshire Increase Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age AmendmentDemocratsRepublicans
    Senate:Required: Yes votes: (%)No votes: (%)Yes: ; No: Yes: ; No:
    House:Required: 238Yes votes: 321 (80.8%)No votes: 27 (6.8%)Yes: 158; No: 17Yes: 162; No: 10


    Potential:

    The following measures have made it through one chamber—or one session for two session states—and may appear on the ballot in 2024.
    New Hampshire Convening of State Legislature AmendmentDemocratsRepublicans
    Senate:Required: 14Yes votes: 24 (100%)No votes: 0 (0%)Yes: 10; No: 0Yes: 14; No: 0
    House:Required: Yes votes: (%)No votes: (%)Yes: ; No: Yes: ; No:

    See also

    Elections New Hampshire State Government State Legislatures State Politics
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "House Leadership," accessed June 9, 2014
    2. ↑ New Hampshire Constitution, "Part II, Article 3," accessed February 10, 2021
    3. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed February 2, 2023
    4. ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Political Calendar 2018-2019," accessed November 9, 2017
    5. ↑ With vacancies counted towards the previous party, Republicans held a 237-162 majority with one Libertarian member.
    6. ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
    7. ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2008 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
    8. ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2006 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
    9. ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2004 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
    10. ↑ Follow the Money, "New Hampshire 2002 Campaign Contributions," accessed August 14, 2013
    11. ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-House of Representatives," accessed February 10, 2021 (Sections 12 and 16)
    12. ↑ State of New Hampshire, "State Constitution-Senate," accessed February 10, 2021 (Section 34)
    13. ↑ New Hampshire General Court, "Title LXIII: Elections," accessed February 10, 2021 (Title LXIII, Chapter 661:8)
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 All About Redistricting, "New Hampshire," accessed May 5, 2015
    15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 New Hampshire General Court, "HB50," accessed February 16, 2022
    16. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "U.S. Census Bureau Delivers New Hampshire's 2010 Census Population Totals, Including First Look at Race and Hispanic Origin Data for Legislative Redistricting," accessed February 10, 2021
    17. ↑ New Hampshire Public Radio, "Guns, Gambling, Drugs and Medicaid Await Lawmakers," accessed January 6, 2016
    18. ↑ New Hampshire Business Review, "Taxes, workers’ comp at top of legislative agenda," January 8, 2015
    19. ↑ Vermont Public Radio, "New Hampshire Lawmakers Have Their Work Cut Out For Them," January 13, 2015
    20. ↑ The Associated Press, "Death, taxes, gambling face NH Legislature in 2014," January 5, 2014
    21. ↑ New Hampshire Business Review, "Nearly 300 bills being proposed in Concord could have an impact on business," January 10, 2014
    22. ↑ The Associated Press, "N.H. Legislature to convene 2014 session today," January 8, 2014
    23. ↑ Sentinel Source, "After a shake-up, N.H. legislators have new issues to tackle.," January 4, 2013
    24. ↑ Concord Monitor, "House GOP: Jobs the focus," January 4, 2012
    25. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2011 Legislative Sessions Calendar," accessed June 6, 2014(Archived)
    26. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2010 session dates for New Hampshire legislature," accessed June 9, 2014
    27. ↑ Find Law, "Tenth Amendment - U.S. Constitution," accessed May 20, 2017
    28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2021," accessed January 24, 2023
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